Students Blockade Dozens of French Schools and Universities
Authorities said 48 high schools and 51 higher education institutions were disrupted as student unions pressed for smaller classes and more university places.
- On Tuesday, students blockaded dozens of high schools and universities across France to maintain pressure over education reforms, with authorities reporting 48 of 3,700 high schools blocked amid tight security in Paris, Rennes, and Lyon.
- Students resumed protests calling for renovation of dilapidated schools and removal of the Parcoursup admissions platform after rejecting government measures unveiled last week, demanding 10 billion euros in investment.
- The student union L'Union Etudiante said over 50 campuses were blockaded Tuesday, while the USL reported 500 establishments affected nationwide; around 40 students at the University of Lille disrupted operations using bicycles and trash bins.
- Tensions flared as the USL denounced 'heavy-handed tactics' with 'young people pinned against walls and riot police units deployed' outside schools; Gauthier Capiez, a political science student, said, 'There's a massive national mobilisation under way.'
- Trade unions have called for a nationwide strike on Thursday, with representatives suggesting authorities aim to blunt the blockade impact; the movement has inspired students in Italy and Spain, where the French word 'blocus' became a hashtag.
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Dozens of French schools, universities blockaded
Students blockaded dozens of high schools and universities across France on Tuesday to maintain pressure on the government over education reforms as trade unions prepared for a nationwide strike. After returning from a two-week autumn break, some students resumed their protest campaign Monday, calling on authorities to renovate dilapidated schools, reduce class sizes and create more university places. Authorities said on Tuesday that 48 out of F…
The protests of young people against maladministration in education in France continue even after the fall holidays: on Tuesday several universities remained closed, and students blocked 48 upper schools according to government statements.
Authorities report disruptions at dozens of schools, universities as student groups claim wider mobilization
Several high schools and universities in France have been blocked since early this morning, and thousands of people are expected to take to the streets following the call of student and pupil organizations to mark "Black Tuesday", Anadolu reports. The blockades continued in several high schools and universities in Paris, as well as in Marseille and Toulouse, where yesterday […] The post Several high schools and universities in France have been b…
Students in France resumed protests and blocked dozens of high schools and universities on Tuesday, to continue putting pressure on the government on education reforms.
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